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The agency asked the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for an increase in the number of 7000-series trains it’s allowed to operate

It’s been nearly four months since migrants seeking U.S. asylum began arriving in D.C. by the hundreds on buses from Texas and Arizona, a situation created when the governors of the two border states began providing free rides to the…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is catching it from all directions over a problem she had no hand in creating, and for which she, as D.C.’s chief executive, lacks both the responsibility and capacity to solve.

There is more information about what happened that caused Metro to close part of the Red Line for several days last month.

For some, they were a historic treasure. For others, they appeared to be an odd pile of rocks hidden away in the midst of Rock Creek Park. For the younger set, they were a climbing structure or place to wage make-believe wizard fights; for…

Maurica Manyan used to smile so hard at work that her colleagues could see it through the mask she wore to protect against COVID-19. Her positive attitude made work feel better.

There are now 303 reported monkeypox cases in the District, which has more cases than all but six states, according to updated data posted yesterday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Potential traffic changes on University Terrace NW and Chain Bridge Road NW have even national news anchors joining the fray.

A popular street in Adams Morgan will be shut down over the next few months to help drive foot traffic to D.C. businesses.

Amid all the devastating impacts of the pandemic, there have been some rare, unexpected bright spots: The flexibility afforded by telework; the convenience of ordering groceries online; the advantages of telehealth medical visits. To that…

Plans for a new Navy Yard office tower have been taken off the table as a developer looks to build more residences instead.

The DC Flood Task Force hopes to solve this problem by creating a flood risk model that identifies where flooding occurs in D.C.’s interior.

Families throughout the D.C. region whose children qualify for the federal free and reduced price meals program will once again have to apply to receive the benefit, with federal pandemic support for free meals for every student in school…

D.C. regulators will start inspecting marijuana gifting stores in September for health code, tax, and licensing violations, potentially increasing the pressure on businesses that some local legislators say have been skirting the law and…

Days after a lightning strike at Lafayette Square near the White House, the family of survivor Amber Escudero-Kontostathis raised more than $30,000 for her medical bills.

An annual study of the well-being of children across the country shows a dramatic jump in the number of children and teenagers facing “a mental health crisis.”